It’s one of South Africa’s fastest-growing health threats, but it rarely gets the urgency of other crises.
Diabetes is quietly affecting millions of people across the country, many of whom don’t even know they have it. By the time it’s diagnosed, complications like blindness, amputations, and kidney failure have
already set in. In a healthcare system already under pressure, the real question is—are we taking this
crisis seriously enough, or are we only reacting when it’s too late?